Relationships come in all shapes and sizes. D-oh. You didn't need me to tell you that.
But seriously. Some relationships have you wondering 'what's the whole point of this?'. Like Mamata Banerjee and the UPA. Or India and Pakistan. Even Pakistan and Pakistan. Or that thing that's currently bothering me - an old friend and his newly acquired better half.
Does marriage preclude friendships outside it's sacred walls? Do friendships lessen your commitment to your partner? Or are we bound to bow to matrimonial pressures over the simple joys of buddyhood?
As kids we played with the neighbourhood kids, but that didn't make our siblings any less fun as playmates. Why then would spouses loose their sheen if friends co-exist in your social life?
Maybe these could be brushed off as ramblings of a single girl, who doesn't have a clue about marriage and all things knotty. Maybe these are just the shivers from the cold shoulder from an old (erstwhile?) friend.
All I have to say is that it's just truly a sad day for relationships of all kinds when threats and blackmail form the bedrock of a marriage and eventually strangle a friendship.
But seriously. Some relationships have you wondering 'what's the whole point of this?'. Like Mamata Banerjee and the UPA. Or India and Pakistan. Even Pakistan and Pakistan. Or that thing that's currently bothering me - an old friend and his newly acquired better half.
Does marriage preclude friendships outside it's sacred walls? Do friendships lessen your commitment to your partner? Or are we bound to bow to matrimonial pressures over the simple joys of buddyhood?
As kids we played with the neighbourhood kids, but that didn't make our siblings any less fun as playmates. Why then would spouses loose their sheen if friends co-exist in your social life?
Maybe these could be brushed off as ramblings of a single girl, who doesn't have a clue about marriage and all things knotty. Maybe these are just the shivers from the cold shoulder from an old (erstwhile?) friend.
All I have to say is that it's just truly a sad day for relationships of all kinds when threats and blackmail form the bedrock of a marriage and eventually strangle a friendship.
